Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-02
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.

"a roAA osSsSt Oo oAAChASA nO no w Auao hS
Section II. The Justices of the Supreme
Court, and Judges of the Superior Court
shall severally, at stated times during their
compensation which shall not be
increased or diminished after their election,
nor during the term for which they shall
have been elected. The salary of the JUS
tees @ Of the Supreme C9uf. G shall be paid By
Superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be paid
by the county for WI ich he is elected. The
annual salaries of the Justices of the Su-
hundred dollars (s75o0) each. and the Su-
preme Court Commissioners six thousand
dollars ($6000) each. Until otherwise
changed by the Legislature. the Superior
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
except the Judges of the CITY and
of San Francisco, and the counties
of Alameda, Los Angeles. Santa Clara, Yuba
and Suffer combined, Sacramento, Butte,
and Tehams, who shall receive five thou.
sand dollars and the Judges of the counties
of Tulare, Monterey. Sonoma and San Joa-
quin shall receive four thousand dollars
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution to propose an amendment to
section eight, of Article XI, Of the Con-
stitution of the State of California, re-
lating to the framing of a charter for
cities OF more than one hundred thou
sand sinhabitants, and for cities of over
ten thousand and less than one hundred
thousand Inhabitants.
Resolved, That the Legislature of the
State of California, at its regular session,
commencing on the third day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty y-seven. two
thirds of all the members elected to each of
the two Houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, hereby propose that Sec
tion eight, Of Article NJ, OF the Constitu-
ton Of said tate, be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section 8. Any city containing popula-
tion OF mere than one hundred thousand
Inhabitants may frame charter for its own
government. consistent with and subject to
the Constitution and laws of this State, by
shall have been for at least Eve years quail
fed electors thereof, to be elected by the
qualified voters of such city, at any general
or special election, whose duty 1t shall be,
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose a charte- for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members OF such Board, or majority of
them. and returned, one copy. thereof to the
Mayor. or other chief executive
county such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily papers of
general circulation in tuch city, for at least
twenty da, s; and within not less than thirty
mitted 10 the qualified cleo ors of such city,
at a general or special election, and if a ma.
jority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legisi siature for its
approval o rejection as whole, without
power of alteration or amendment; and If
approved by a majority vote of the members
elected to each House, 1t shall become the
cha ter Of such city, or II such city be con-
sol dated with county. then of such city
aud county, and shall become the organic
law thereof, and supersede any existing
charter, and all amendments thereof, and
all tpecial laws inconsistent with such char
ter. A copy of such charter, certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive officer. and au-
tn nticated by the seal Of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
ele ctors, and its ratification by them. shall
be made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the office of the Secretary of State. the other,
after being recorded in the office of he Re
cOrder of Deeds of the county, among the
archives of the city. All Courts shall take
Judicial notice thereof. The charter SO
ratified may be amended at intervals OF not
less than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by legislative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at a gen.
er ii or special election held at lesst sixty
days after the publication of such proposals,
AID ratified by at least three-ffths of the
proved by the Legislature as herein pro-
vided for the approval of the charter. In
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto any alternative article or PROPOSE
voters. and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others. Any city
containing population of more
than ten thousand and not more
than one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants may frame charter for its:own gov
ernment, con istent with and subject TO the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus-
ing Board of fifteen freeholders, who shall
have been for at least five years qualified
electors thereof. to be elected by the quail
fied y tiers Of said city, at any general or
special election. whose duty it shall be.
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
them, and returned. one copy thereof to the
Mayor. or other chief executive of said CITY
and the other to the Recorder of the coanty.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lished In two daily papers of general circu
latio on in such city, for at least twenty days;
and the first publication shall be made
within twenty days after the completion OF
the charter; aud within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said city,
majority OF such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same, 1t shall there.
after be sub nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as whole, without |
approved by majority vote OF the members |
elected to each House, 1t shall become the |
charter of such city and the organic law |
thereof, and shall supersede any existing |
cnarter, ana any amendments thereof, and |
all special laws Inconsistent with such char |
ter copy of such charter. certified by the |
Mayor, or chief executive officer and anthem.
ticated by the seal of such city, setting |
Iortn the submission OF such charter to the |
electors, and its ratification by them, shall |
be made in duplicate. an deoosited. one in |
the office OF the Secretary of State, and the
other, after being recorded in said RecOr. |
ders ONCE, shall be deposited in the arch.
shall take Judicial notice of said charter
Ihe charter so ratified may be amended. at |
intervals of not less than two years, by pro. |
posais therefor submitted by the legislative |
authority OF the city to the qualified electors /
held at least sixty days after the publication
OF such proposals and ratified by at least
three.hfths Of the qualified electors voting
fhnerea'' hnrN;' ana approved by the Legislature as
cnarter In submitting any such charter. or
amendment thereto, any alternative article
OF proposition may be presented for the
cnoice OF tne voters, and may be voted on
seParateiy without prejudice to others.
Nov. therefore, pursuant to the provisions
Of the Constitution, and an Act Of the leg.
lslature entitled IAN Act to provide for the
submission OF certain proposed amend.
ments to the Constitution Of the State here.
matter named, and which have been pro.
posed and adopted by the Legislature of The
State Of California. at the session beeinninee inc
on January third. eighteen hundred and
eighty-seven. to the qualified voters of said
State, at a special election to be called bv |
the Governor for the twelfth day OF Aprii |
eighteen hundred and eightyseyen - an
proved March 18th, 1857, the said amend. |
ments are submitted to be separately voted
upon, by ballot, by the qualified electors of |
he State, on
TUESDAY. APRIL IL, 1887.
The said amendments are respectively
designated:
Amendment Number One."
Amendment Number Two"
Amendment Number Three"
And will, IL adopted, be respectively des- |
gnated amendments numbers four, five
nd six, in the order of their su omission;
nd the ballots used at such election must |
Optain the words:
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